Program: Leadership Programs
Two Exciting Leadership Programs for High School Students:
- Reasoning & Persuasive Skills for Leaders
- Strategic Thinking for Leaders
New – Intro to Leadership for Middle School Students too.
Effective powers of persuasion and strategic thinking are FORCE MULTIPLIERS for life.
For an aspiring leader, acquiring strong strategic thinking, reasoning, and persuasive skills can be a breakthrough in their current education, confidence levels, maturity, and life preparation. These leadership skills are an advantage for life in school, career, and socially.
Our Leadership Program Faculty has innovated the teaching and coaching of leadership skills across multiple disciplines. They know the impact these skills can have on emerging leaders and are dedicated to helping students build these important skills early.
High school students – join us for one or both of two highly efficient one-week, immersive leadership programs on the campus of Haverford.
Middle school students – join us at Haverford for our inaugural program for rising grades 6-8.
For Students Entering Grades:
On the Campuses of:
- Haverford College
Ready To Enroll?
Let's Get Started!Reasoning & Persuasive Skills for Leaders
High School Students: July 18 - July 24
Reasoning & Persuasive Skills has all-new content to grow and deepen skills! In this highly efficient, immersive program, participants take their critical thinking and personal powers of analysis and self-expression to new peaks.
Students will learn and nurture these skills and techniques:
- to always project their own best reasoning;
- to call on the courage to do so;
- to speak persuasively and with dynamism;
- to find and create consensus;
- to understand the techniques of team building;
- to activate empathy in a group;
- to evaluate when to hold their ground, and when and how to compromise;
- to succeed by bringing others along. By letting others win too.
A unique blend of lively, skill-building seminars, active debates, and more help participants synthesize new skills. Fun, impromptu challenges and presentations put learning to the test, giving participants real-life practice in problem solving and thinking on their feet.
Strategic Thinking for Leaders
High School Students: July 25 - July 31
Are you able to "Think Big?" To see and "get" the Big Picture? Are you fascinated by strategy in sports, business, games, geopolitics? Can you summon the vision and disciplined thinking to bring a powerful idea to fruition?
In this dynamic week, we will come to deeply understand the challenges, long odds, and ultimate triumphs of real-life heroes and visionaries. Case studies, compelling historical accounts, and expert guests will inform and inspire participants as they learn what it takes to turn analysis and reason into a long-term success, a victory, a strategic win.
Students will learn these techniques and skills:
- to achieve big-picture thinking;
- to marshal the courage to pursue a lofty goal;
- to pitch an idea and lead a meeting;
- to anticipate obstacles and opportunities;
- to design a roadmap to long-term success.
Participants will flex their developing critical thinking skills for Strategy in practical applications of strategic decision-making in real-world scenarios. Interactive problem-solving exercises and a group project turn learning into action. This is a week not to be missed!
Intro to Leadership
Middle School Students: July 25 - July 31
Are you on the student council, captain of a local sports team, or an officer of a school club? Do you volunteer for community service? Are you simply hoping to step up and do more?
Together we will look at what makes a great leader. Courage. Vision. Determination. The ability to inspire others and keep going when things get tough.
In this lively introduction to leadership, students will explore the values, attitudes, and skills that help people lead effectively. Through engaging discussions, fascinating biographies, team challenges, and fun activities, we will meet leaders throughout history and across fields—from presidents and pioneers to athletes, activists, and entertainers.
What can Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill teach us about courage? Neil Armstrong about teamwork? Serena Williams and Steph Curry about determination? Malala Yousafzai about conviction? Dolly Parton about generosity and authenticity?
Along the way, students will discover that leadership can be heroic in ways both big and small. They’ll put lessons into action as they practice communication, collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving—and discover how they, too, can step up, contribute, and lead.
Join Us for Leadership at Haverford
Leadership Program Premises:
- For centuries, Western education included philosophy, reasoning, oratory, rhetoric, and debate. These were among the basic arts and skills of educated people.
- From the 1960's on, the teaching of these foundational skill sets has largely been abandoned.
- For purposes of effective democratic governance, the arts of persuasion and compromise, civil discourse, and simply proving one’s point in everyday life, contemporary Americans have suffered a serious loss.
- Strategic Thinking is the crucial next level of Leadership: learning the skill sets and vision to impact and create the future.
- Leadership at GBSP seeks to break with the current trajectory and help the next generation build these skills early and emerge as Leaders.
By design, space will be extremely limited..
Please reach out soon to secure your place!
On The Campuses Of:
Haverford College
For Students Entering Grades:
9-12 (High School), 6-8 (Middle School)One & multi-week programs available:
- July 18, 2027
- July 25, 2027
